Joseph Langtry
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Captain Joseph Miller Langtry (b. May 1, 1805, Aldingbourne
, Sussex
– d. February 14, 1862, Southampton
, Hampshire
) Royal Navy
captain
who was born the same year as the Battle of Trafalgar
. As a young adult he chose to serve as an officer in the Royal Navy
. He left the academy as a young lieutenant
on October 2, 1827, commanded many ships, and was promoted to the rank of captain by Captain Goldsmith of the HMS Wellesly on July 4, 1859.
Aldingbourne
Aldingbourne is a village and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of 3,612 . It is about five miles north of Bognor Regis and six miles east of Chichester....
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
– d. February 14, 1862, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
) Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
who was born the same year as the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
. As a young adult he chose to serve as an officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. He left the academy as a young lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
on October 2, 1827, commanded many ships, and was promoted to the rank of captain by Captain Goldsmith of the HMS Wellesly on July 4, 1859.
- HMS AlbionHMS Albion (1802)HMS Albion was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Perry's Blackwall Yard on the Thames on 17 June 1802...
, December 12, 1827 - December 19, 1828 - HMS RamilliesHMS Ramillies (1785)HMS Ramillies was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 July 1785 at Rotherhithe.In 1801, she was part of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker's reserve squadron at the Battle of Copenhagen, and so did not take an active part in the battle.In August 1812, Sir Thomas Masterman...
, October 16, 1829 - February 15, 1830 - HMS Talybont, February 16, 1830 - May 2, 1831
- HMS Englander, August 7, 1835 - December 8, 1835
- HMS Pylades, March 25, 1836 - December 13, 1836
- HMS HerculesHMS Hercules (1815)HMS Hercules was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 5 September 1815 at Chatham.On 26 December 1852 Hercules departed on her way to Hong Kong to take up duties as a hospital ship...
, October 6, 1837 - September 30, 1840 - HMS DonegalHMS Donegal (1798)The Barra was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was renamed Pégase in 1795, and Hoche in 1797. She was captured by the British on 12 October 1798 and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal....
, October 1, 1840 - September 22, 1841 - HMS BritanniaHMS Britannia (1820)HMS Britannia was a 120-gun first-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820.Commissioned in 1823, she saw service in the Mediterranean from 1830-1 and in 1841...
, September 23, 1841 - December 24, 1841 - Inspecting Commander of Coast Guard, May 8, 1847 - May 8, 1852
- Agent for Transports, September 10, 1855 - March 21, 1856
- HMS BlenheimHMS Blenheim (1813)HMS Blenheim was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 May 1813 at Deptford Dockyard.She was placed on harbour service in 1831. In 1854/5 she saw service in the Baltic as a 60-gun steam screw...
, June 18, 1856 - June 30, 1856 - HMS Wellesly, June 30, 1856 - December 11, 1859